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Anya: Life is Boring Without Imagination

1:10:54

Catia: If I Believe In It, I will Shout It Out Loud

50:47

Marie: On the Pleasures of Travel

33:58

Mei Yuk: Making Art is a Political Act

57:19

Zar Shan: Making Light of Awkward Situations Through Humour

30:20

Dylan: A Biography of Catharsis

1:25:18

James: On Being Inquisitive

James is a law student with various interests ranging from supporting a football team, music, playing video games and discussing the intricacies of the law.
In this interview, he tells us about his reasons for studying law, what he hopes to do in the future, and what he thinks the future will look like (aliens). He talks about what he thinks is wrong with the current education system, and why he thinks love is an extension of happiness.
James is a course mate and was interviewed during a busy week of classes, on campus, in October 2018.

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Anya: Life is Boring Without Imagination

1:10:54

Anya: Life is Boring Without Imagination

Просмотров 1475 лет назад

Meet Anya, a beautiful and strong individual. In this video, Anya, an artist, chats to us on her living room sofa about her journey towards finally accepting her yearning to make art, the difficulties she has faced and overcome throughout her life as a result of her big imagination, and motherhood. Anya believes in love, kindness and the usefulness of anger! We know that by the end of this vide...

Catia: If I Believe In It, I will Shout It Out Loud

50:47

Catia: If I Believe In It, I will Shout It Out Loud

Просмотров 615 лет назад

Catia is a student, full of individuality and glitter. In this video, Catia talks to us about the value of freedom, sugar addictions, the fun in philosophising about life, all in the form of mental glitter. She provides us with a simple equation: judgement =/= evaluation, telling us to "be kind; evaluate, not judge". Catia is a friend we interviewed in a local cafe over a healthy brownie in Oct...

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Marie: On the Pleasures of Travel

Просмотров 735 лет назад

Marie is a grounded person with a checklist of places to visit and people to meet. A personal and warm person, Marie talks to us about challenges she has overcome, things she hopes to do, and the impact she wants to have on the world. She tells us just how important family is to her and her thoughts on the relationship between love and sacrifice. We met Marie during her student exchange in Manc...

57:19

Mei Yuk: Making Art is a Political Act

Просмотров 1155 лет назад

Mei Yuk is an artist and writer based in Manchester. In this interview, Mei Yuk talks to us about her education and training as an artist in London, and the difficulties surrounding making art vs. making a living. She believes in the power of art: for self-expression, for challenging unjust situations, and as a political act. Mei Yuk has used art as a form of political protest during the Umbrel...

Zar Shan: Making Light of Awkward Situations Through Humour

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Zar Shan: Making Light of Awkward Situations Through Humour

Просмотров 235 лет назад

Zar Shan is a funny guy. In this video, Zar Shan goes through our standard questions, discussing his interests, his view on friendship and "making things", leading up to a discussion on the relatable terrain of awkward situations. His tool? The ability to find humour everywhere, cheering others around him. Zar Shan is a friend we met through the Linguistic society where he teaches Urdu. We inte...

1:25:18

Dylan: A Biography of Catharsis

Просмотров 235 лет назад

Dylan is an eloquent individual, interested in all things spiritual. In this interview, Dylan gives us a biography of his life, talking us through the various spiritual and alternative practices he has experimented with and continues experience today, including dance practices, such as 5Rythems*. Throughout, Dylan makes references to theories he is interested in and at times illustrates breathi...

Aliya: The Musical of Observational Empathy

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Aliya: The Musical of Observational Empathy

Просмотров 235 лет назад

Aliya is a recent graduate navigating her way through life post-university. In this video, Aliya talks to us about many things such as her expectations of life, her love for musicals (she knows Les Miserables word for word), importance of family, and social media. As a psychology graduate, she walks us through how she deals with stress and overthinking, and the role "analytical and observationa...

Ali: Birds Can't Really Do Much Without Wings, Right?

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Ali: Birds Can't Really Do Much Without Wings, Right?

Просмотров 165 лет назад

Ali is a bubbly student who spends his time on a variety of activities. In this interview, Ali talks about his childhood, dancing salsa and learning languages. Taking his time to think and process questions, Ali embodies the ideal of being relaxed and in the moment that he talks about. Ali is a friend we met through the linguistic society, and interviewed on a beautiful day in July 2018.

Maria H: On Striving Towards a Minimalist Perfection

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Maria H: On Striving Towards a Minimalist Perfection

Просмотров 855 лет назад

Meet Maria, a bubbly student whose "current identity revolves around being a student". In this video, Maria talks to us about her choice to go vegan, her move towards adopting a minimalist lifestyle and her entrepreneurial aspirations. She discusses her complicated relationship with social media and guides us through her teenage years. Maria is a friend we interviewed in October 2018, after whi...

Bob: The Ideal of Being Sceptical of Everything

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Bob: The Ideal of Being Sceptical of Everything

Просмотров 275 лет назад

Meet Bob, a curious and knowledge driven individual. In this video, Bob talks to us about empiricism, anime, life with and without wikipedia, the weirdness of "always going back to the number 14", bananas, and the crab that steered him towards a certain path. We met Bob through the International Society, and interviewed him in the local library in July 2018.

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Cass: Always Working Towards Something

Просмотров 205 лет назад

Cass is a planet friendly linguistic's student with a lot to say. In this video, Cass talks about her aspirations, her love for language and history and guides us through her experience as founder and editor of, WILD, a student magazine focused around working towards living an ethical and sustainable life as a student. She is "very cautious about giving [her] opinions because they might change"...

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Jenny: How a Test Changed her Life

Просмотров 1166 лет назад

Jenny is a Fashion and Textiles student from Sweden. In this interview, she tells us about her daily routine, where she hopes to be in life and her emotional struggles. Jenny also shares interesting perspectives surrounding her interest in MBTI and the type she prefers "INTJ". We met Jenny in a Personality Typology Meeting in Manchester, where we bonded over our interest in MBTI. We all had the...

Ekua: The Artist that "can't give you anything but love"

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Ekua: The Artist that "can't give you anything but love"

Просмотров 1566 лет назад

Ekua is an Artist and Activist in Manchester. In this interview, Ekua talks about her upbringing, her art, and struggles whilst painting a box. Ekua believes she was "born an artist", and definitely has the voice of one, as she narrates her life and explores ideas with us spanning exploitative love, racism in art education in the 80s, and her relationship with Moss Side. Ekua is the founder of ...

1:16:39

Roberto: On Following Your Heart

Просмотров 1216 лет назад

Meet Roberto, a passionate postgraduate and strong advocate for following your heart. In this interview, Roberto talks to us, in one lucid narration, about his life, upbringing, choices, and ideals. He tells us how his definition of success shifted dramatically over the course of his life, to the current view of simply honouring what your heart desires. We met Roberto through the Linguistic Soc...